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August 20th, 2014

Bat Slapped by PolySciGuyThe Bat reserves his patented face slap for special circumstances, situations where a quick smack to the face can diffuse the situation and prevent a full blown brawl. He doesn't like having to...

I’ve been seeing this cat’s picture all over the internet today, and I just love that snaggletoothed expression! His name is Griffen, and he belongs to redditor jonosvision, who says,He is a healthy and happy...

There’s one particular place of residence that changes the way people think about you at the mere mention that you live there, one park that most people in the surrounding neighborhoods don’t want to visit, w...

There are gender norms in our society that are archaic and silly. Expectations thrust on either sex because of outdated reasons, and it takes big thinking to change that. To try and change something that has been a corne...

Most people are aware of key facts about Ludwig van Beethoven, such as his gradually going deaf while still composing masterpieces. This Mental Floss article digs deeper, featuring nineteen lesser k...

(Photo: Rohit Bhargava)Sorry, shoppers. Although the easy-to-assemble cabinet smells fresh from cedar wood and will keep your clothing sorted properly, it does not lead to a magical world. There is no hidden door in the...

Over the last half decade and with the help of dash cams and the internet, Russians have become sort of the archetype for the idea of a badass. Someone who can see a meteor enter the skyline while they are driving in to...

Image: funny-peoplePreviously, we've featured photos taken at precisely the right moment. This collection focuses exclusively on dogs. Canine companions are present for the good and bad times in the...

When toy companies keep pumping out product you end up with a bunch of figures that never should have seen the light of day, figures that are lacking one key word- action.The Doctor Who craze ushered in by the series reb...

The Instagram profile of Emily Blincoe is filled with gems, but these two are particularly outstanding. At the top, you can see a colorful arrangement of fallen ice cream cones. She writes the caption, "FORECAST: cloudy...

Who knows what goes on in the mind of a great dog? If we look carefully, we may be able to plumb the depth of the canine psyche. I think that Matthew Boyd and Ian McConville of Three Panel Soul has captu...

Han With Friend by ZarkanWe all know how Han acted solo- brash, cocky, a bit rude, and totally aloof even in the middle of a blaster battle, but we never got to see how he acted on his downtime. When he was hanging arou...

Image: Flickr user OndablvThe Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno (Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno) in Genoa, Italy, which opened in 1851, is known worldwide for its fantastic sculpture. One of the largest cemete...

The future of facial enhancement in film will be digital, and fairly creepy…at least according to this video by Nobumichi Asai, which demonstrates the latest in digital makeup technology called Omote. (Video...

OSO Architecture designed a new office suite in Istanbul for LEGO's Turkey division. 23 people will work in this space decorated in bright colors and images of minifigs. Circles on the walls and ceilings are reminiscent...

[http://youtu.be/4EXqKLeE_C8] (YouTube link)In this week’s mental_floss video, John Green returns to give is a barrage of interesting facts about amusement parks, and thrill rides in particular -some of them are mu...

(Photo: Tim Parkinson)It's a lovely shade of pink, which is not what you might expect from a grasshopper. Though rare, pink grasshoppers are occasionally spotted. Tim Parkinson found this one in Norfolk, UK.What causes p...

(Photos: Bathrooms.com)Bathrooms.com is an online retailer of bathroom fixtures, such as fiberglass sinks and toilets. For that company, this chocolate bathroom was a simple response to evidence that there is a market fo...

Kids love to share their newfound love of art with their family, but sometimes this freedom of artistic expression means the folks are left cleaning up major messes around the house.Little artists spill on the carpet, ma...

[http://youtu.be/YW7Lddj471w] (YouTube link)This guy put a GoPro camera on his pizza tongs while he worked at a pizza parlor. What you’ll see is pizza after pizza coming out of the over all hot and tasty. It’...

There’s a really punny guy from the Uk running around adding a touch of street art wonder to city walls.He’s a bit of a character, and every stencil or painting he puts up has something to say, generally some...

I Want To Know What Love Is by Rocky DaviesHe had been shredding for years, he had hundreds of foot ninjas under his command, and yet that steely master of crime was missing one major thing in his life- true love. He di...

(Through Time t-shirt now on sale at the NeatoShop)At Ask Reddit, nepat1248 asks:What is a completely rational sentence you could speak today, that if you said 20 years ago, people would think you were i...

[http://youtu.be/G4ZTxggubm4] (YouTube link)A dashcam in Mogilev, Belarus, caught footage of a motorcyclist crashing into the back end of a moving car. The biker manages to land on his feet, though. I would say “do...

A good conference table should impress people while intimidating them so you can always get the upper hand. This Boeing 747 engine coffee table is certain to do both. The one-of-a-kind item was created by MotoArt, b...

(Completely Serious Comics)I read it in a webcomic, so it must be true. Just be sure to exchange all of your compliments before crossing back over the border because American businesses usually won't tak...

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtS3bCuDuxk]YouTube LinkThis bird in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park isn't welcoming the throngs of visitors that the park receives daily. To show her displeasure, she p...

Artist Phil Postma has a great eye for remixing pop culture. We've previously seen him create Pixar-style superheroes, Pixar versions of classic pulp films, ThunderCats characters from other cultures, and s...